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The Hudson Mills golf course near Dexter will remain open for at least another five years, a parks board commissioner confirmed Tuesday.

Board member Steve Williams, who represents Livingston County, said the board agreed at its Thursday meeting to postpone potential closing of the park, deciding instead “to keep it open another five years.”

“We will let staff make some changes and look at improvements,” he said. “Potentially, in the future, the decision may change.”

Metropark staff is expected to bring a revised master plan and supplemental five-year golf course strategy to the Board of Commissioners for approval at its Sept. 14 meeting.

Williams said changes could include structural improvements or equipment, such as new carts. Another area could include addressing the lack of a driving range at the golf course at 4800 Dexter-Pinckney Road in Dexter Township, which topped the list of criticisms the board received during public hearings in July.

Hudson Mills Metropark is 1,549 acres located on North Territorial Road, about 12 miles northwest of Ann Arbor and features two 24-hole disc golf courses. It also has a 3-mile loop paved hike-bike trail.